Towing capacity of Sprinter motorhome
My wife and I are evaluating the purchase of a 2015 Winnebago View or Itasca Navion 24J. They in essence are the same motorhome except for color schemes. We previously full-timed for two years in ...
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Thank you AprilWhine for your post. I was hoping you would post your results as I remember you were part of the 2013 group of us that were heading to AK last year. I knew you had bought the View for the trip so you didn't have to take the big rig.
Everybody needs to take a look at their other RV in case you don't think they might have experience with bigger more powerful rigs. Their main RV is a Prevost unit. Which I'm sure has plenty of HP.
Having been on the Top of the World Highway I know what that road is like as I went over it last year also. From Dawson City it is a pretty steady climb to the top. Nothing really steep but still a climb.
All of you folks that have not owned one or towed with one might want to listen to some that have already done it. You are just assuming what you think might happen. The ones you say that are struggling up the hills, do you know that the driver was trying to go faster or where they just taking it easy and not in any hurry? Again assumptions on your part. Maybe when they are on the flats they still only drive at 50 to 60MPH.
You know that there is a speed range on most freeways. There is a minimum to maximum speed limit. If you are traveling in that range you are totally legal driving on the freeway. Just because they are not traveling the speed you are does not mean they are not being safe. Just that they might make you pull into the fast lane and pass them. Now if they are in the fast lane traveling at 40MPH and not pulling over than that is a problem for sure.
It just silly for people that have no experience towing with a rig thinks they know how it tows especially when there are people that are pulling and expressing there view and you still will not accept what they are telling you. If the ones you have talked to are upset and not happy then why aren't they selling them and buying the big V-10 MH so they can tow faster. You know for how many Sprinters that have been sold you sure don't see many used ones for sale so they must not be to unhappy with them.
I have not towed with mine yet as the new car is not here yet. I do have my tow bar in the garage just waiting. I'll let you all know how I feel about it after towing. If I feel that it is lacking I'll let you know. Just so you know I come from the TC forum and have driven mostly diesel trucks with the campers so I do know a little about having some power. My last truck was a 2013 Ram 6.7 diesel running 350HP and 800 lb ft of torque so I guess I would have an idea of what power is.
If you are happy with your rig that is just great and that is the way it should be but by the same token let the people that have first hand experience reply to the OPs questions. Not second hand or from someone that has never towed with one.
This is IMO.
Everybody needs to take a look at their other RV in case you don't think they might have experience with bigger more powerful rigs. Their main RV is a Prevost unit. Which I'm sure has plenty of HP.
Having been on the Top of the World Highway I know what that road is like as I went over it last year also. From Dawson City it is a pretty steady climb to the top. Nothing really steep but still a climb.
All of you folks that have not owned one or towed with one might want to listen to some that have already done it. You are just assuming what you think might happen. The ones you say that are struggling up the hills, do you know that the driver was trying to go faster or where they just taking it easy and not in any hurry? Again assumptions on your part. Maybe when they are on the flats they still only drive at 50 to 60MPH.
You know that there is a speed range on most freeways. There is a minimum to maximum speed limit. If you are traveling in that range you are totally legal driving on the freeway. Just because they are not traveling the speed you are does not mean they are not being safe. Just that they might make you pull into the fast lane and pass them. Now if they are in the fast lane traveling at 40MPH and not pulling over than that is a problem for sure.
It just silly for people that have no experience towing with a rig thinks they know how it tows especially when there are people that are pulling and expressing there view and you still will not accept what they are telling you. If the ones you have talked to are upset and not happy then why aren't they selling them and buying the big V-10 MH so they can tow faster. You know for how many Sprinters that have been sold you sure don't see many used ones for sale so they must not be to unhappy with them.
I have not towed with mine yet as the new car is not here yet. I do have my tow bar in the garage just waiting. I'll let you all know how I feel about it after towing. If I feel that it is lacking I'll let you know. Just so you know I come from the TC forum and have driven mostly diesel trucks with the campers so I do know a little about having some power. My last truck was a 2013 Ram 6.7 diesel running 350HP and 800 lb ft of torque so I guess I would have an idea of what power is.
If you are happy with your rig that is just great and that is the way it should be but by the same token let the people that have first hand experience reply to the OPs questions. Not second hand or from someone that has never towed with one.
This is IMO.
